Ernest Scared Stupid - w/ Chris Staron and Halloween Hijinks

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Chris Staron of Truce Podcast joins Melvin to talk Ernest Scared Stupid, the movie Melvin kept talking about during their last episode together, Ernest Saves Christmas! 
 
Topics: 

• Chris Staron tells us about Truce Podcast, his award-winning Christian show about how the Christian church has gotten where it is, and how it can do better. 
• Melvin relives some library/Blockbuster nostalgia with rewatching Ernest Scared Stupid. 
• Introducing Ernest Scared Stupid [13:31] 
• Melvin felt Ernest Scared Stupid's comedy is pretty good. The kind of comedy you talk about after the fact rather than laugh about in the moment. 
• Ernest movies are comfy. They're easy to digest and remind viewers of simpler times. 
• It's a shame that comedy is often regarded as low-brow or low-tier to the general public in terms of performative arts when comedy requires a wealth of talent and brilliance to pull off. 
• Discussing the concept of fear for children and Christians. 
• Chris Staron does some biblical gymnastics to correlate Ernest Scared Stupid to scriptural parallels. Hope you brought yoga pants! 
• Ernest Scared Stupid still fits the bill of "kids on bikes save the day" even if Ernest is, like, 50 years old. 
• Fear is not a juvenile emotion. Fear is not a sign of immaturity. Fear is healthy, useful, fun, and complicated. 

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